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Friday, October 18, 2013

4 Remaining Defendants In "Kidnap And Torture Ring" In Court For Bail Hearing

Trenton, NJ - The four remaining defendants in the Orthodox
Rabbi-run “kidnap and torture ring” were in court on Friday for a bail hearing,
where bail for each was set between $500,000 and $1M.

NJ.com reports that the men appeared in federal court in
Trenton before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert, the same judge who set
bail for other six defendants, including rabbis Martin Wolmark and Mendel
Epstein, earlier in the week.

Bail for Jay “Yaakov” Goldstein was set at $1M, while Moshe
Goldstein, Avrohom Goldstein, and Simcha Bulmash—-who are listed as the
enforcers and witnesses in the indictment—-all had their bail set at $500K.

55 year-old Rabbi Martin Wolmark, head of Yeshiva Shaarei
Torah in Monsey, is expected to be released Friday after putting up his home,
as well as additional properties, to meet his $5M bail.

Wolmark, as well as Mendel Epstein, Ariel Potash, Binyamin
Stimler, David Hellman, and Sholom Shucha will all remain under house arrest
and be monitored by electronic ankle bracelets upon their release.

All are also required to surrender their passports as part
of bail conditions.